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and for the very latest on the investigation, we're joined now by nbc news justice correspondent pete williams from washington. so, pete, the very latest on the pressure cooker scenario that you're hearing? >> right. as you say, used for decades in terms of building bombs, so that's not going to be an area of inquiry that will immediately lead them in a certain direction, because the instructions, unfortunately, for making these devices are all over internet. just last month, the al qaeda online magazine "inspire" repeated an article that showed how to build pressure cooker bombs. so they've been out there for a long time. the part, the components of this device appear not to be very fancy. in addition to that, there were shrapnel, ball bearings, bbs, from the sound of the doctors you heard at the beginning of your program, apparently nails as well. and then for the explosive basically gun powder, smokeless powder that's commonly available in sporting goods stores. so all these pieces are easily available. some kind of timer as well. then placed in black sacks and put in two different
and for the very latest on the investigation, we're joined now by nbc news justice correspondent pete williams from washington. so, pete, the very latest on the pressure cooker scenario that you're hearing? >> right. as you say, used for decades in terms of building bombs, so that's not going to be an area of inquiry that will immediately lead them in a certain direction, because the instructions, unfortunately, for making these devices are all over internet. just last month, the al qaeda...
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sources tell nbc news that the triggering mechanism appears to have had a battery pack and circuit board, elements of a sophisticated system. both elements were recovered at the scene. joining me now is congressman ed markey from massachusetts. one of the people killed, krystle campbell is from your district? >> yes, she is. that is a good indication this goes beyond the city of boston. >> it does. >> this is all of massachusetts. there are tens of thousands of runners but there's a million people watching the marathon. as a result, every single family knows someone who was here yesterday. this is a very special day each year for the whole state. krystle campbell from medford is somebody that is part of the larger massachusetts family. they were all grieving. >> everywhere you go today, you see the faces of sadness. there's not a place where you can look where you don't see people who are feeling this. >> no. this is -- this is something that hit us just 12 years ago. >> the planes originated from here. >> they hijacked two planes with 150 people on those two planes that flew into the wo
sources tell nbc news that the triggering mechanism appears to have had a battery pack and circuit board, elements of a sophisticated system. both elements were recovered at the scene. joining me now is congressman ed markey from massachusetts. one of the people killed, krystle campbell is from your district? >> yes, she is. that is a good indication this goes beyond the city of boston. >> it does. >> this is all of massachusetts. there are tens of thousands of runners but...
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anne thompson, nbc news, boston. >>> and one more note before we go. it takes something big for this to happen. the yankees and red sox logos side by side right there on the side of yankee stadium in the bronx where tonight the yankees will pause to play the fenway anthem "sweet caroline" as the ultimate show of support for boston. the rivalry takes a break. it will be back. that is our broadcast for this tuesday night from boston. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we'll look for you back in new york tomorrow night. good night. ♪ >>> it shows that the culture that the issue of safety is something that has not been a priority. >> we investigated, now a state lawmaker is demanding action from the governor. right now at 6:00, the shakeup he's calling for at the california public utilities commission. >>> plus a highly anticipated hearing for the south bay teens accused of sexually assaulting 15-year-old audrie pott. >> frantic moments for a father and son who were at the finish line at the boston marathon when the bomb went off. >>>
anne thompson, nbc news, boston. >>> and one more note before we go. it takes something big for this to happen. the yankees and red sox logos side by side right there on the side of yankee stadium in the bronx where tonight the yankees will pause to play the fenway anthem "sweet caroline" as the ultimate show of support for boston. the rivalry takes a break. it will be back. that is our broadcast for this tuesday night from boston. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian...
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anne thompson, nbc news, boston. >>> and one more note before we go. it takes something big for this to happen. the yankees and red sox' logos side by side right there on the side of yankee stadium in the bronx where they'll pause to play the fenway anthem "sweet caroline" as the ultimate show of kindness. the rivalry takes a break. they will be back. that is our report tonight from boston. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we'll look for you back in new york tomorrow night. good night. ♪ >>> clues to the massacre. what the color of the smoke is telling us. >> what clues can you determine from the video? >> do these videos hold the key to tracking down the monster that did this? and the mystery of the man on the roof. >> then, soft targets. are we all at risk? >> stay away from
anne thompson, nbc news, boston. >>> and one more note before we go. it takes something big for this to happen. the yankees and red sox' logos side by side right there on the side of yankee stadium in the bronx where they'll pause to play the fenway anthem "sweet caroline" as the ultimate show of kindness. the rivalry takes a break. they will be back. that is our report tonight from boston. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we'll look for you back in new...
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anne thompson, nbc news, boston. >>> and one more note before we go. it takes something big for this to happen. the yankees and red sox logos side by side right there on the side of yankee stadium in the bronx where tonight the yankees will pause to play the fenway anthem "sweet caroline" as the ultimate show of support for boston. the rivalry takes a break. it will be back. that is our broadcast for this tuesday night from boston. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we'll look for you back in new york tomorrow night. good night. ♪
anne thompson, nbc news, boston. >>> and one more note before we go. it takes something big for this to happen. the yankees and red sox logos side by side right there on the side of yankee stadium in the bronx where tonight the yankees will pause to play the fenway anthem "sweet caroline" as the ultimate show of support for boston. the rivalry takes a break. it will be back. that is our broadcast for this tuesday night from boston. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian...
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nbc news justice correspondent pete williams is standing by. i am just reading information that you put in regarding the components of this bomb and what authorities believe was used to make the explosives. what can you tell me? >> they say they were crudely made. that doesn't mean that they weren't powerful and they were. they were made with gunpowder, bbs and ball bearings packed inside a pressure cooker. let me point to a picture from a homeland security bulletin. we're going to get in real tight on these little pots down here. this is what pressure cookers look like. give it a second to focus and see how much tighter we can get. these are what pressure cookers look like in case you haven't seen them. these are rather inexpensive pressure cookers. in case you've not ever dealt with one. a pot with a cover on it that you can make basically air tight and food cooks faster. and then for at least a decade, they've been used to make bombs around the world. so inside is the explosive and the authorities believe it is gunpowder or smokeless powder.
nbc news justice correspondent pete williams is standing by. i am just reading information that you put in regarding the components of this bomb and what authorities believe was used to make the explosives. what can you tell me? >> they say they were crudely made. that doesn't mean that they weren't powerful and they were. they were made with gunpowder, bbs and ball bearings packed inside a pressure cooker. let me point to a picture from a homeland security bulletin. we're going to get in...
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nbc news pete williams reported that the bombs were triggered by a timer as opposed to a remote detonator. we learned this type of bomb is frequently used in afghanistan and iraq, but also recently popped up in the u.s. one of the devices used in the times square attempted bombing was apparently a pressure cooker. now, we are hearing about a press conference at the top of the hour. we'll carry it live for you on nbc 4 and nbcwashington.com. >>> all right, thank you, aaron. >>> and we're finding out more about the victims killed as the identities were revealed. three died yesterday, we now know two names, 29-year-old krystle campbell is one just confirmed to nbc news by her father this afternoon. she was a restaurant manager from medford massachusetts. this other guy, 8 years old, killed while they stood by the finish line. neighbors are haunted by this traged tragedy. >> to know he will never come home, it kept me up. >> martin released a statement, saying the wife and daughter suffered injuries, he asked others to pray for his family. stay with us for continuing coverage, and coming up a
nbc news pete williams reported that the bombs were triggered by a timer as opposed to a remote detonator. we learned this type of bomb is frequently used in afghanistan and iraq, but also recently popped up in the u.s. one of the devices used in the times square attempted bombing was apparently a pressure cooker. now, we are hearing about a press conference at the top of the hour. we'll carry it live for you on nbc 4 and nbcwashington.com. >>> all right, thank you, aaron. >>>...
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. >> reporter: law enforcement officials tell nbc news they believe both bombs were hidden in the backpacks like this one on the street. discarded like personal property. they believe the bombs were triggered by a device, like a cell phone. killing three, like 8-year-old martin richard. the people on the streets hope they find the bomber. >> the worst thing, we couldn't find out who did it. that would just say they could get away with this. >> reporter: now people continue to walk around the perimeter, many snapping photos on their cell phones. and police want people who snapped photos yesterday during the race capturing images. if you notice anything suspicious they would like you to share that with the boston police department. live here in boston, i'm shomari stone. >>> all right, the flags are at half staff to honor the victims of the bombing. the flag will remain lowered until april 20th out of respect. and the president will go to boston on thursday, speaking at a service dedicated to those killed or gravely wounded in the bombings. earlier today, the president spoke to the nation wit
. >> reporter: law enforcement officials tell nbc news they believe both bombs were hidden in the backpacks like this one on the street. discarded like personal property. they believe the bombs were triggered by a device, like a cell phone. killing three, like 8-year-old martin richard. the people on the streets hope they find the bomber. >> the worst thing, we couldn't find out who did it. that would just say they could get away with this. >> reporter: now people continue to...
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within the last hour nbc news has confirmed a letter bomb -- not a letter. i should say a letter that tested positive for ricin or some other toxic substance was addressed to senator roger wicker of mississippi. it was intercepted before reaching the senator's office. let's begin this hour with nbc justice correspondent pete williams and former cia counterterrorism director larry johnson. two best guests we could have. pete, let's go back to that picture we just saw from whdh up there, boston affiliate of nbc. what are the experts making of the fact that it was there, that bag, whatever it is sitting there before the explosion and then in this picture taken afterwards you can see the smoke trailing up to the left there diagonally? what does that tell us? >> it tells us it's something they're investigating, chris. they know, they believe very strongly that the bombs were brought to the scene in backpacks. but i think it's fair to say they're looking at whether after they got there, they put them in these shopping bags. now, that thing next to the -- to the ba
within the last hour nbc news has confirmed a letter bomb -- not a letter. i should say a letter that tested positive for ricin or some other toxic substance was addressed to senator roger wicker of mississippi. it was intercepted before reaching the senator's office. let's begin this hour with nbc justice correspondent pete williams and former cia counterterrorism director larry johnson. two best guests we could have. pete, let's go back to that picture we just saw from whdh up there, boston...
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with me here in the studio is nbc news terrorism expert michael leiter. former director of the national counterterrorism center. thank you both for joining me. michael isikoff, let me go to you first. "the boston globe" is reporting that officials have recovered a second -- from the scene of the exploexs. what is your take on that? >> well, the fbi would not confirm that at the briefing we just had. they did confirm there are two devices, both in black nylon bags. search -- pressure cooker bombs. one point that i thought was quite interesting that fbi special agent in charge deloria made, these are heavy bombs. two heavy bombs in black nylon bags at two locations about 75 to 100 yards away from each other that were set off within 12 seconds. it remains an open question whether that could have been done by one perpetrator or more than one to have placed those two bags within a short period of time in this open, crowded area and not be noticed. it does raise questions whether one person could have pulled that off. i should tell you that a couple of other pi
with me here in the studio is nbc news terrorism expert michael leiter. former director of the national counterterrorism center. thank you both for joining me. michael isikoff, let me go to you first. "the boston globe" is reporting that officials have recovered a second -- from the scene of the exploexs. what is your take on that? >> well, the fbi would not confirm that at the briefing we just had. they did confirm there are two devices, both in black nylon bags. search --...
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nbc news justice correspondent in washington, thank you so much. addressing the issue on everyone's mind this evening. i want to bring in andrew kitzenberg. overlooking the street where those explosions and that shootout happened. andrew, can you describe for me what you saw this evening? >> yeah. i was sitting in my living room, actually, this room i'm in now and it was about 12:45, 12:50 when i heard a couple of gun shots, what sounded like gun shots and i walked over carefully and stud behind the walls ands and looked out my window. between a sedan and black mercedes benz suv. and there were two shooters with handguns that were taking cover behind the suv. they were shooting about what seemed to be 70 to 80 yards down towards watertown police officer vehicles. and the gunfire was going on for a few minutes and they also had explosives. what seemed to be maybe grenades and threw at least two of these explosives toward the officers. didn't look like anything. either of those got too close. but they also had a third explosive, which was a bigger ex
nbc news justice correspondent in washington, thank you so much. addressing the issue on everyone's mind this evening. i want to bring in andrew kitzenberg. overlooking the street where those explosions and that shootout happened. andrew, can you describe for me what you saw this evening? >> yeah. i was sitting in my living room, actually, this room i'm in now and it was about 12:45, 12:50 when i heard a couple of gun shots, what sounded like gun shots and i walked over carefully and stud...
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for now, i'm lester holt, nbc news. >>> i'm mara schiavocampo in new york with break news related to the boston marathon bombing. police say that one of the two suspects has been killed in a shootout with law enforcement. the second suspect remains at large and is armed and dangerous. they are warning the public to use extreme caution going as far as to tell massachusetts residents to stay indoors and to not open their door unless they can confirm that the person on the other side is a police officer. you are looking at the picture of that man. suspect number two, who is at large at this time. police saying, quote, we believe this to be a terrorist. we believe this to be a man who has come to kill people. a number of developments have taken place over the last few hours. this is a very fast-moving story. i want to go now to nbc news correspondent michael isikoff, who is live on the ground in watertown, massachusetts, with the very latest on this developing story. michael, what can you tell us? all right. it appears we don't have michael isikoff ready. but we're looking at video of wh
for now, i'm lester holt, nbc news. >>> i'm mara schiavocampo in new york with break news related to the boston marathon bombing. police say that one of the two suspects has been killed in a shootout with law enforcement. the second suspect remains at large and is armed and dangerous. they are warning the public to use extreme caution going as far as to tell massachusetts residents to stay indoors and to not open their door unless they can confirm that the person on the other side is a...
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reporting live, kristi smith, nbc bay area news. >>> thank you very much. now to a developing story we've been covering all morning long. more than 87 dead after an eight-story building clanses overnight in bangladesh. likely that number could be getting higher. right now firefighters and soldiers working hard using drills, machines and cranes. they are searching for any possible survivors. the building houses several garment factories, some of which operate 24 hours a day and make clothing for benton, the children's place and the dress barn. some of the workers there telling local media they did see some deep cracks in that building the day before the collapse. one of the workers said he voiced his concerns but a factory manager there reportedly told him the building was, in fact, safe. so far no word on the claims for the owner of the building. >>> in boston a few signs of normalcy returning to the street, that street where the bombs went off. now back open to the public. >> this as mourners gather at mit to remember the officers killed by the bombing sus
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a senior law enforcement cautioned nbc news that the man is not a suspect and the interest in him is fading. >>> internet chatter has been ruled out. one terrorist group, the pakistani taliban, behind the failed times square bombing of 2010 have told police it is not responsible. and police are on the lookout for a man seen leaving the scene in a dark piece of clothing and a rental truck scene attempting to entry the area near the finish line. msnbc contributor joy reid and joining us from washington is nbc news justice department correspondent pete williams. pete, i'd like to go to you first, given what the president just said coming out and saying it is an act of terror does not come as much of a surprise, given the contours of this. but still something worth remarking on in terms of how the white house is handling this event. >> perhaps so. but this is a case of you know, do as i say, not as i do. or perhaps actions speak louder than words, is what i meant. the very fact that it was announced last night that the fbi was taking the lead in this investigation answered the question.
a senior law enforcement cautioned nbc news that the man is not a suspect and the interest in him is fading. >>> internet chatter has been ruled out. one terrorist group, the pakistani taliban, behind the failed times square bombing of 2010 have told police it is not responsible. and police are on the lookout for a man seen leaving the scene in a dark piece of clothing and a rental truck scene attempting to entry the area near the finish line. msnbc contributor joy reid and joining us...
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and this is nbc news' kerry sanders on the phone. you're hearing kerry's live reporting on the scene in watertown, massachusetts, and what you are seeing is the live video coverage from our boston affiliate whdh, i want to take a moment to listen into their coverage. again, this is our affiliate in boston. let's take a listen to their ongoing coverage. >> i can't confirm that. i'm just observing and telling you what i'm seeing here. whether this is for what happened at m.i.t. or shell or mobile or all of the above, i don't know. but there's an active search from air clearly going on right now. as back here on the ground, the crime scene gets bigger and more and more officers are being brought in, special operations from different towns are being brought in. so clearly it is still unfolding before us. and we are in a safer location now, thankfully, but what a wild night out here for the people who live in these homes. as you can see behind these businesses, it is a residential area. chris lambert who lives not far from here heard bang
and this is nbc news' kerry sanders on the phone. you're hearing kerry's live reporting on the scene in watertown, massachusetts, and what you are seeing is the live video coverage from our boston affiliate whdh, i want to take a moment to listen into their coverage. again, this is our affiliate in boston. let's take a listen to their ongoing coverage. >> i can't confirm that. i'm just observing and telling you what i'm seeing here. whether this is for what happened at m.i.t. or shell or...
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the nbc news affiliate in boston, massachusetts. and this video you're seeing is of law enforcement response to reports of explosions in watertown, massachusetts. of course, there was a heavy police response to these reports. witnesses say they heard at least three explosions and several gun shots. we have kerry sanders who is on the ground there, trying to get himself situated to provide us with the best perspective on this developing story. are you with us now? >> reporter: i am, indeed. and i think you can probably see, as well, some of what's going on. not sure. >> we can't see you. we're looking at taped replay. >> while we're working on that, let me talk to michael mcgee. he's a resident in the area. heard some of the activity, curious, came out. what did you see? what did you hear? >> i heard a lot of gun shots. >> gun shots. >> a lot of them. >> it was like you couldn't keep count. >> they were kind of in rapid fire. it sounded like a shootout, like they were moving. >> okay. >> then i definitely heard an explosion. and then
the nbc news affiliate in boston, massachusetts. and this video you're seeing is of law enforcement response to reports of explosions in watertown, massachusetts. of course, there was a heavy police response to these reports. witnesses say they heard at least three explosions and several gun shots. we have kerry sanders who is on the ground there, trying to get himself situated to provide us with the best perspective on this developing story. are you with us now? >> reporter: i am,...
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nbc news michael isikoff, thank you very much for the update. when we come back we'll go to luke russert for a quick update from capitol hill on how the boston situation is affecting legislation over there. [ male announcer ] how do you measure happiness? by the armful? by the barrelful? the carful? how about...by the bowlful? campbell's soups give you nutrition, energy, and can help you keep a healthy weight. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. it will if it's new outlast stay fabulous foundation. it's a primer, concealer and foundation in one for all day flawless skin. new outlast stay fabulous from easy, breezy, beautiful covergirl. >>> the events of yesterday have altered the very busy legislative calendar on capitol hill, nbc news luke russert joins us now with an update. a lot being debated on capitol hill. what is the latest in terms of timing on both immigration and guns? >> well, alex, originally it was thought that this week would be the week we would see a possible vote on the manchin/toomey compromise. it looks like it could b
nbc news michael isikoff, thank you very much for the update. when we come back we'll go to luke russert for a quick update from capitol hill on how the boston situation is affecting legislation over there. [ male announcer ] how do you measure happiness? by the armful? by the barrelful? the carful? how about...by the bowlful? campbell's soups give you nutrition, energy, and can help you keep a healthy weight. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. it will if it's new outlast stay fabulous...
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senator tells nbc news, quote, we will not get the votes today. on those expanded background checks, despite appeals from newtown families, gabby giffords and public polls showing broad support for it. >>> final farewell to margaret thatcher. under tight security thousands of mourners turned out t at st. paul's cathedral for the funeral of britain's first and only prime minister and key u.s. ally. among those attending, queen elizabeth and her husband, and former vice president dick cheney. thatcher died last week at the age of 87. >>> secret service says a letter addressed to president obama contained a suspicious substance it was intercepted tuesday at an off-site mail facility. nbc news learned the letter came from the same person suspected of mailing a letter to mississippi senator roger wicker this week which field tested positive for the poison ricin. >> review by a washington-based think tank it, quote, indisputable that the u.s. engaged in torture following the nefb terror attacks and the bush administration bears responsibility. the repor
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suspect >> from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and good morning. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie. at this point, dzhokhar tsarnaev cannot use his voice to respond because of the gunshot wound to the throat, but we're told he is responding to some questioning in writing but that questioning is being kept very brief. >> we can tell you authorities are pressing him for information on the attack. of course, the primary concern right now, did he and his brother have any help. >> of course, this is one week after the bomb blasts at the boston marathon. massachusetts governor deval patrick is calling for a moment of silence today at 2:50, the time of that first explosion, and a private funeral will be held tonight for 29-year-old krystle campbell. while a memorial service is planned on the campus of boston university tonight for 23-year-old graduate student lingzi lu. >> so where does the investigation stand? let's get right to nbc's justice correspondent, pete w
suspect >> from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and good morning. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie. at this point, dzhokhar tsarnaev cannot use his voice to respond because of the gunshot wound to the throat, but we're told he is responding to some questioning in writing but that questioning is being kept very brief....
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joining us now, nbc news white house correspondent kristin welker. how did the president find out about the capture? >> reporter: rachel, i can tell you according to administration sources, fbi director robert mueller made the president aware of tonight's arrest. this is the phone call that he has been hoping to get all day and really all week, if you think about it. robert mueller has been keeping the president up to date not only through the day briefing him, but really briefing him the past several days during this developing story. the president also held a briefing with his entire national security team early this morning, rachel, he's continued to monitor the swaying. we haven't really heard from anyone from the white house today on camera. that is by design. they didn't want to speak about it because it was evolving, there were so many unknowns. before a top official said something on the record, they wanted to be sure they understood exactly what was happening. i can give you a sense of what was going on behind the scenes, rachel. administrat
joining us now, nbc news white house correspondent kristin welker. how did the president find out about the capture? >> reporter: rachel, i can tell you according to administration sources, fbi director robert mueller made the president aware of tonight's arrest. this is the phone call that he has been hoping to get all day and really all week, if you think about it. robert mueller has been keeping the president up to date not only through the day briefing him, but really briefing him the...
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all i'm saying is -- i'm reading from the nbc news. we're being careful because there has been a lot of bungling of the news. nbc news says they have the face but not the name the someone seen on video leaving a black bag near the scene of the blast. why can't the fbi or the -- stand up and say that. and here's what happens next and we want you to know we are serving you, we are doing our best. that's all i'm asking. >> let me say two things. i'll speak as a unremember arun. people drop bags at long distance races all the time. you want to identify the person who dropped "the" bag. you don't want to identify somebody who dropped a pair of sweatpants and ruin their life and frankly, i saw people joking about lynching on twitter today. that would be a bad -- >> there had to be more than that. tom, do you agree with that? again, i don't -- >> as a taxpayer, the richard jewel point is rely well takwea also as defense lawyer. as a prosecutor, i think it's great that the fbi canceled the. if you don't have anything to say, shut up. don't say
all i'm saying is -- i'm reading from the nbc news. we're being careful because there has been a lot of bungling of the news. nbc news says they have the face but not the name the someone seen on video leaving a black bag near the scene of the blast. why can't the fbi or the -- stand up and say that. and here's what happens next and we want you to know we are serving you, we are doing our best. that's all i'm asking. >> let me say two things. i'll speak as a unremember arun. people drop...
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what this family was all about. >> ron allen from nbc news covering two of them. on your screen right now, live pictures from a helicopter over top. earlier on they were unable to fly. there was a no-fly zone over certain areas. we are watching as they zoom in in watertown. an area that is about 32,000 people and separated from the rest of the other areas there in boston. we are also waiting for a news briefing. that was supposed to start about 15 minutes ago. clint xanthopoulos and now that you have been looking at the data and trickling in over the last eight or nine hours, it seems uncanny from a person that is watching for the outside in how things have changed so quickly and in a short amount of time. what's your perspective as a former fbi profiler and a professional watching this information come in. >> it's good to see the investigative agencies pull this together and realize 48 hours ago, we didn't have a name or a picture. we knew we had dead and wounded in boston. now we have one subject down and another subject identified. we have a third subject barri
what this family was all about. >> ron allen from nbc news covering two of them. on your screen right now, live pictures from a helicopter over top. earlier on they were unable to fly. there was a no-fly zone over certain areas. we are watching as they zoom in in watertown. an area that is about 32,000 people and separated from the rest of the other areas there in boston. we are also waiting for a news briefing. that was supposed to start about 15 minutes ago. clint xanthopoulos and now...
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officials tell nbc news that the two suspects are residents of the united states. communities and colleges around the boston area on lockdown. in fact, now, the entire city of boston, as we just learned at a press conference a few moments ago. a shelter in place order which means, in effect, stay where you are and lock the doors for the entire city of boston. all told, almost 1 million people being asked to stay inside their homes with their doors locked. >> this area is literally being put into a grinding halt. when you think about this from 20,000 feet or on a national scope. mass transit is shut down. all of mbta, amtrak from providence to boston is shut down, as well. even some low-level air space above boston is closed. as willie mentioned, everything is coming to a halt. m.i.t., emerson, boston college, umass, boston, berkeley, tufts, suffolk university, all closed today. no classes. >> mike barnicle, this is terrorism defined. you have 1 million people inside with the doors locked wondering if a suspect who was willing to take lives and take his own life is
officials tell nbc news that the two suspects are residents of the united states. communities and colleges around the boston area on lockdown. in fact, now, the entire city of boston, as we just learned at a press conference a few moments ago. a shelter in place order which means, in effect, stay where you are and lock the doors for the entire city of boston. all told, almost 1 million people being asked to stay inside their homes with their doors locked. >> this area is literally being...
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from nbc news, at the police staging area. do you have a sense how confident police are that this suspect has been restricted to that area? >> it may well be the case. several hours ago, we saw convoys of military vehicles, buses of police and motorcycles and other armed law enforcement officers. all congregating in the staging area behind me across from the mall in a parking lot. it looked like they were preparing for some sort of confrontation if not an assault. there were a lot of sirens going on. that activity seems to have abat abated. they think they know where the suspect is. clearly there was a pretty good sense here watching this that they seemed to be preparing for what could be a very violent confrontation with the suspect or suspects. shortly about a couple of hours ago now, governor patrick came out and we were told that the entire city of boston was under lockdown. that seemed to escalate the concerns. we don't know right now as we have been told, they believe they have the suspect cornered in an area and the sec
from nbc news, at the police staging area. do you have a sense how confident police are that this suspect has been restricted to that area? >> it may well be the case. several hours ago, we saw convoys of military vehicles, buses of police and motorcycles and other armed law enforcement officers. all congregating in the staging area behind me across from the mall in a parking lot. it looked like they were preparing for some sort of confrontation if not an assault. there were a lot of...
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pete, thanks so much for being on top of all of this for everyone here at nbc news. nbc's katie tour is in watertown. katie, do you want to describe the scene there in watertown, which has been really ground zero of the search? >> certainly. i had a news conference a little while ago. they said they've been able to comb about 60 to 70% of this town. they've been knocking on doors, every door for about 12 hours now, we are getting the military helicopters circling once again. they left for a little while. some of them have landed. so i wonder if this guy will be landing as well. the police helicopter stopped circling. for the most part it's calmed down significantly here in the past few hours. we have seen police cruisers, military vehicles go back and forth. there was a flurry of activity a few hours ago. but in the past two, two and a half hours, it has significantly calmed down. they have been knocking on doors as i've said for 12 hours, trying to comb this entire neighborhood for dzhokah tsarnaev, to see where he could possibly be hiding, if he is here. i can tell
pete, thanks so much for being on top of all of this for everyone here at nbc news. nbc's katie tour is in watertown. katie, do you want to describe the scene there in watertown, which has been really ground zero of the search? >> certainly. i had a news conference a little while ago. they said they've been able to comb about 60 to 70% of this town. they've been knocking on doors, every door for about 12 hours now, we are getting the military helicopters circling once again. they left for...
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law enforcement sources tell nbc news the bombs were built to act like homemade ieds. sources tell nbc news the bombs included a battery pack and "the boston globe" reports investigators recovered a part of a circuit board at the scene. the bombs were packed with scha shrapnel. the bomb was not capable of creating a massive blast. instead, its main purpose was to maim and injure. photos obtained by whdh in boston showed the area where the bomb was left moments before and moments after the detonation. the fbi is looking at these photos and others like them for clues as to who placed the bombs and when. now there is precedent for devices like these. in 2004, the fbi sent out a memo on the use of homemade pressure cooker bombs. al qaeda's online magazine gave instructions for making them just last month and in the 2010 attempted attack on times square, one of the devices found included a pressure cooker and 125 firecrackers. meanwhile, the search of an apartment belonging to a foreign student injured in the blast has so far turned up nothing and he's not considered a susp
law enforcement sources tell nbc news the bombs were built to act like homemade ieds. sources tell nbc news the bombs included a battery pack and "the boston globe" reports investigators recovered a part of a circuit board at the scene. the bombs were packed with scha shrapnel. the bomb was not capable of creating a massive blast. instead, its main purpose was to maim and injure. photos obtained by whdh in boston showed the area where the bomb was left moments before and moments after...
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who do we have next, new york? grif jenkins is is back in watertown. there is a local report from whdh which is the nbc station in boston who is interviewing a student near the campus there. he was on the third floor of the apartment building and explaining how much he saw the activity out of his window. many gun gunshots. he described a grenade being thrown and a pressure cooker bomb like we reported literally thrown at police officers. he described the explosion was something you would have heard on monday afternoon. that was his eyewitness account and we are reaching out to him to get him on the air now. grif, what do you have in watertown? >> that account may be a little confused. i bet it is not quite at mit. it is more here in watertown. as i was saying before and i apologize to our viewers, but we lost the signal. we came from mit to watertown about five miles away. i was giving chase to at least 40 or 50 police cars. i heard multiple gunshots and an explosion in this neighborhood which is a fluid situation. they are going door-to-door and resid
who do we have next, new york? grif jenkins is is back in watertown. there is a local report from whdh which is the nbc station in boston who is interviewing a student near the campus there. he was on the third floor of the apartment building and explaining how much he saw the activity out of his window. many gun gunshots. he described a grenade being thrown and a pressure cooker bomb like we reported literally thrown at police officers. he described the explosion was something you would have...
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nbc news through pete williams has been reporting that the two terrorists are brothers. one of them was born in 1993, july of 1993. he is the suspect still on the loose that police have still been trying to capture today. he is the gentlemen -- or the terrorist wearing the white hat that you're looking at right now. his brother was killed earlier this morning. he became a legal permanent resident in 2007. we have been told the brothers came with their families from russia and kerzic stan. he pointed out, again, this is just early thoughts at these things. post 9/11 and potentially some of the sleepers that this could be a situation like that. >> the hysteria that followed 9/11, there were -- that was what later the people said we overreacted brought up there was a time when we were talking about 5,000 sleeper cells from the extremists on one side. >> the incident we were just discussing going to raise issues all over again about whether there are sleeper cells, about people's security, about how people look at -- >> profiling. >> it's going to happen. >> immigration. >>
nbc news through pete williams has been reporting that the two terrorists are brothers. one of them was born in 1993, july of 1993. he is the suspect still on the loose that police have still been trying to capture today. he is the gentlemen -- or the terrorist wearing the white hat that you're looking at right now. his brother was killed earlier this morning. he became a legal permanent resident in 2007. we have been told the brothers came with their families from russia and kerzic stan. he...
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the live shot continues there, which has been covered by nbc news and others. it d echo the fbi and joint terrorism task force teams are trying to create a profile as we go along. this echoes what mccaffery just said. what baker just said. it appears not to be a hard lined state sponsored act. at least for now. people will make comments about teenage angst all the time. >> there was a quote in a usa today article profiling the older brother who was 26 last night when he was shot dead saying i have no american friends. i have no american friends. i don't understand them. so definitely adding to that picture there. bertha coombs has been keeping us up to speed all morning long. >> likely a lot of folks not at work in boston where we have a lot of funds. as much of the boston area remains on lockdown. a massive dragnet, a hunt for one of the suspected marathon bombers. let us bring you back to date. just hours after police released the pictures we know their name. 26-year-old tamerlan tsarnaev was shot overnight. his younger brother 19-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev i
the live shot continues there, which has been covered by nbc news and others. it d echo the fbi and joint terrorism task force teams are trying to create a profile as we go along. this echoes what mccaffery just said. what baker just said. it appears not to be a hard lined state sponsored act. at least for now. people will make comments about teenage angst all the time. >> there was a quote in a usa today article profiling the older brother who was 26 last night when he was shot dead...
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pete williams from nbc news is reporting that they are two men from chechnya. one, 20. the 21. pete williams is saying they were brothers. they have been in the country for about a year, and they may have some military training. jason sickles is breaking-news reporter for yahoo news who joins us on our news line this morning. jason, we understand you have been up all night following this. so i doubly appreciate your time. take us back to the beginning. when did you first hear what was going on? and take us from there. >> probably around 10:15 or so, i just happened to be thinking about going to bed after a long day of covering the developments yesterday. when we first got wind of a shooting, shots fired at the m. at the m.i. t. campus an alert that the campus sent out. things quickly evolved once we learned that the officer had died and the suspects who were responsible for his death. they essentially ambushed him as he was answering a call related to the 7-11 robbery. they am beneficial him, we are told, and that's when they stole the mercy with that driver still -- mercedes w
pete williams from nbc news is reporting that they are two men from chechnya. one, 20. the 21. pete williams is saying they were brothers. they have been in the country for about a year, and they may have some military training. jason sickles is breaking-news reporter for yahoo news who joins us on our news line this morning. jason, we understand you have been up all night following this. so i doubly appreciate your time. take us back to the beginning. when did you first hear what was going on?...
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let's bring in nbc news justice correspondent pete williams. pete, good morning. >> good morning to you. >> well, let's talk about when, if we know, investigators think they might be able to talk to dzhokhar tsarnaev and when that happens who would be doing it? >> well, they said last night that he was in serious condition in the hospital, significant blood loss from the wound that he suffered in his shootout with the police in watertown on thursday night. although we did get indications later that he was doing better. they'll want to start questioning him the moment they can possibly do so, and it will be at first a specialized team. these teams were set up in the last couple of years to handle situations exactly like this. it's called a high-value detainee interrogation group. it's made up of the fbi, cia, and dod, and they will go in there and question him. they won't give him his miranda warning about his right to remain silent. they will simply use a federal law, a rule, that says when there's an issue of public safety, they can use an exc
let's bring in nbc news justice correspondent pete williams. pete, good morning. >> good morning to you. >> well, let's talk about when, if we know, investigators think they might be able to talk to dzhokhar tsarnaev and when that happens who would be doing it? >> well, they said last night that he was in serious condition in the hospital, significant blood loss from the wound that he suffered in his shootout with the police in watertown on thursday night. although we did get...
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nbc news confirmed the saudi man who was being questioned is here at brigham and women's. he suffered bad burns, he's only being questioned, he is not a suspect as of now and matt we expect as the morning goes on to get updated information on all of the victims being treated. >> katy tur, thank you very much. dr. alan painter was waiting for his wife, teresa, to cross the finish line when the explosions occurred. he tended to the injured when teresa and the others were turned around. good morning, nice to see you. doctor, you're an emergency room physician operating out of florida, this is your 15th marathon. you two were separated but you were waiting for teresa to cross the finish line and from what i understand, you were right in the middle of both of these blasts. they were at 671 boylston and 690. you were standing right in the middle. >> i was about 20 to 30 feet from the first blast. >> and how closely were you surrounded by other people and what was the impact like? >> well, i was surrounded by a lot of people as we're all trying to watch the runners cross the fini
nbc news confirmed the saudi man who was being questioned is here at brigham and women's. he suffered bad burns, he's only being questioned, he is not a suspect as of now and matt we expect as the morning goes on to get updated information on all of the victims being treated. >> katy tur, thank you very much. dr. alan painter was waiting for his wife, teresa, to cross the finish line when the explosions occurred. he tended to the injured when teresa and the others were turned around. good...
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. >> other headlines making news on this tuesday. that north dakota local nbc anchor we talked about yesterday who dropped the "f" bomb on his first day on the air, he will not be coming back after the suspension. a.j. clemente was fired yesterday. he apologized on twitter saying it was a rookie mistake. he likely won't be unemployed for long. he scored numerous radio interviews yesterday. picked up a lot of support saying he deserves a second chance. >> bill: he said it from the heart. >> he said it from the heart. >> we should have him read the news for you one day dan even though dennis kucinich isn't in congress anymore his wife is still on a tear to make sure representatives eat healthy while at work in the capitol. the hill reports elizabeth kucinich who is a vegan, has been helping make sure the house cafeteria has plenty of plant-based foods available. she's noticed since her husband las left capitol hill, several nonsalad items have snuck their way on to the salad bar. she won't have any of that. she was on the hill yesterda
. >> other headlines making news on this tuesday. that north dakota local nbc anchor we talked about yesterday who dropped the "f" bomb on his first day on the air, he will not be coming back after the suspension. a.j. clemente was fired yesterday. he apologized on twitter saying it was a rookie mistake. he likely won't be unemployed for long. he scored numerous radio interviews yesterday. picked up a lot of support saying he deserves a second chance. >> bill: he said it...
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we'll return you back to the "today" show. >>> this is an nbc news special report. here's brian williams. >> well, good day, as our coverage continues. as it has all night and all morning the confines of boston, the boston metropolitan area, the situation so many people locked inside their home and in a sprawling area virtually on lockdown. as savannah gut ree has been detailing, they still have a we still have a suspect on the loose. we want to run you ppz part of the comments that we heard within the past hour of timothy alban, the massachusetts state police. >> i think going door to door, street to street, we are well over 60 or 70% of what we want to cover up there there has been no apprehension at this point. >> that's the latest that we know from the commonwealth of massachusetts. it's probably best at this point and we can't do this too often all day because people are always just joining us to go to pete williams. pete -- i'm told we're going to go instead to ron allen who is in cambridge. ron, cambridge is just one component of all of this. starts in boston
we'll return you back to the "today" show. >>> this is an nbc news special report. here's brian williams. >> well, good day, as our coverage continues. as it has all night and all morning the confines of boston, the boston metropolitan area, the situation so many people locked inside their home and in a sprawling area virtually on lockdown. as savannah gut ree has been detailing, they still have a we still have a suspect on the loose. we want to run you ppz part of the...
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virgin airlines boss sir richard branson introduced a new feature in a video. he said the chances of the planning with a plus one or least 50%. >> big plans and the works to expand universal studios hollywood. nbc universal says it will begin construction this summer are 1.6 billion, 25 year expansion of the theme park, office and production facilities. the plans include a building a harry potter think part, hotel and retail outlets. for the los angeles county board of supplies is tinsley agree the plan yesterday. >> will have a forecast of break the time is 442. >> more like june gloom around here. and look at your forecast with erica. good morning. >> you are certainly right we have that coastal fog but it will burn off. we will see clear skies and sunshine and '70s and to the afternoon. >> it looks like jim a bit early. yesterday was warm we broke records over in napa and tied one in santa rosa. >> 80s and low 90s. that is not the case today. we are currently in the upper '40's for san francisco. 49 and oakland. you will automatically notice how much cooler
virgin airlines boss sir richard branson introduced a new feature in a video. he said the chances of the planning with a plus one or least 50%. >> big plans and the works to expand universal studios hollywood. nbc universal says it will begin construction this summer are 1.6 billion, 25 year expansion of the theme park, office and production facilities. the plans include a building a harry potter think part, hotel and retail outlets. for the los angeles county board of supplies is tinsley...